The South Asian culture is a mixed bowl of a number of different influencing societies, nationalities, ethnic traditions and cultural heritages. The sub-continent is a pot pourrie from the Western-centric perspective and is commonly divided into natural geographic and cultural regions. The region comprises North Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, South West Asia, South East Asia and the Caucasus. Interestingly, and adding to the enigma of the region, Asia is not a distinct continent, geographically. It is distinctly home to commonalities in culture and there has been little or no unity within the natural framework.
The nations of South Asia share an ethnic background and most of the territorial divisions have come up only in the recent past. These similar cultures were basically separated due to varying religious compositions. The culture springs from the rich early Indus Valley Civilization that saw the influx and mix of the Aryan and Dravidian races. The populace component of South Asia eventually mingled to form a unique common culture.
Religion: -Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Islam, Confucianism and Christianity
Traditions: -South Asian culture includes commonalities in celebrations and festivals. -Dance is common to all the culture components as a form of announcing harvest, spring and the onset of winter. -The people of South Asian culture dance to the beat of a drum, even as they sing and dance. -In South Asia, dance is an integral part of the culture, with slight variations in style. -There are courtly dances, dances of celebration and dance dramas.
The South Asian culture is a mixed bowl of a number of different influencing societies, nationalities, ethnic traditions and cultural heritages. The sub-continent is a pot pourrie from the Western-centric perspective and is commonly divided into natural geographic and cultural regions. The region comprises North Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, South West Asia, South East Asia and the Caucasus. Interestingly, and adding to the enigma of the region, Asia is not a distinct continent, geographically. It is distinctly home to commonalities in culture and there has been little or no unity within the natural framework.
The nations of South Asia share an ethnic background and most of the territorial divisions have come up only in the recent past. These similar cultures were basically separated due to varying religious compositions. The culture springs from the rich early Indus Valley Civilization that saw the influx and mix of the Aryan and Dravidian races. The populace component of South Asia eventually mingled to form a unique common culture.
Religion:
-Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Islam, Confucianism and Christianity
Traditions:
-South Asian culture includes commonalities in celebrations and festivals.
-Dance is common to all the culture components as a form of announcing harvest, spring and the onset of winter.
-The people of South Asian culture dance to the beat of a drum, even as they sing and dance.
-In South Asia, dance is an integral part of the culture, with slight variations in style.
-There are courtly dances, dances of celebration and dance dramas.